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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The representatives from Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Ms McKay. We have limited time and I want to squeeze in one last question. The BusConnects roll-out started in 2021. Will one of the representatives from the NTA give me its best estimate of when all 12 of the corridors will be rolled out? Is there funding in place? To what extent does the ability of Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead to staff routes with drivers present a potential risk to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to come back to the roll-out of BusConnects. This question is probably for the witnesses from the NTA. To clarify, the NTA is looking at a seven-year roll-out before all 12 of the spines are completed, which takes us to 2032. Did I pick that up correctly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will come back to that point. While I am not trying to downgrade the project - there are significant works for some of the BusConnects routes - it is not a new light rail or something. For example, it is not the electrification of the rail lines, but we are looking at a similar timeline. Why is there such a lengthy timeline? Is it funding or capacity dependent? Why is it taking seven...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Have those sets of four bundles been made publicly available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Are we saying the approach is to undertake the bundles in three-year periods?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Does the NTA have certainty on the first four corridors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The NTA needs that certainty of funding on the first four corridors before it kickstarts the work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Planning permission is in for DART+ West and DART+ South West. Is there a decision gate in the Department of public expenditure or something that needs to be passed before work begins on those? What is the next step in progressing DART?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am a strong advocate and daily user of our public transport system, but the perception and reality on public transport is that people are feeling unsafe. The NTA's security survey shows 40% of people feeling unsafe on public transport. The "Prime Time" programme on RTÉ earlier this year revealed that reported incidents of antisocial behaviour on Dublin Bus specifically rose from 494...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Will the existing private security go completely when the new transport police force comes in or is there a plan to run it concurrently? I am aware that the creation of something new like this requires legislation and a dedicated budgetary line. Nevertheless, the Minister took office in January 2025, and he is now talking about this service being operational in early 2027. That is a fair...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is too late. It is already-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It does not deal with noise.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the programme for Government commitment to create a transport security force under the National Transport Authority, which would operate and have similar powers to the airport police and customs officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51713/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Everyone in the House agrees it is important for commuters and people using public transport to feel safe. That is why I welcome the commitment in the programme for Government to the creation of a transport security force under the NTA. I am also aware this will require a legislative basis and funding. Could the Minister give us some indication of when this will be rolled out? When will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which actions under the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems his Department will lead on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48563/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have raised the issue of the lack of regulation for commercial delivery drones in the House on a number of occasions. Over the summer, the Minister published the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Which of the 16 actions set out within that document fall directly within the remit of the Department of Transport? What is the Minister's action plan regarding the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister notes that this is the first framework of its type in Europe. I hope the rest of Europe is not going to be taking this document as inspiration because it is deeply disappointing. It fails to deal with the issues I and others have been raising throughout this time. People in my community in Dublin 15 are asking that four fundamental issues be addressed. These are privacy,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aviation Industry (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I know of no other innovative cutting-edge technology sector where that technology is just let loose without any regulatory structures being put in place. This is new and innovative. Maybe it is a good thing but it has been allowed to happen without regulation. There is no regulation or clarity on whether planning permission is required for a drone base. There is no way to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to "roll out contactless fare payments on all public transport" [51712/25]